20.9.05

The American government is going to burn hundreds of tons of food intended for the survivors of hurricane Katrina - because it's British.

Apparently, the COMPO rations (to give them their real name) aren't "fit for human consumption" under USDA rules concerning meat products imported from Britain, so these ration packs will be destroyed.

Yeah, okay, tell you what. Why don't we just ask the people for who this food was intended if they give a flying monkey's chuff about USDA regulations?

BSE and vCJD levels are higher in the USA than they have ever been in the UK, and meat from the UK is now processed in a way that eliminates almost any possible chance of contamination, unlike US meat.